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Missing Person Books

A disappearance at the center of the story — who was taken, who is searching, and why.

7 books
The Girl on the Train
Psychological Thriller

The Girl on the Train

by Paula Hawkins

Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning, watching a couple she has come to idealize — until the day she witnesses something that shatters her fantasy, and a woman goes missing.

🔥 Adrenaline Meter🌑 Dark & Twisty🌀 Plot Twist Incoming
The Last Thing He Told Me
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The Last Thing He Told Me

by Laura Dave

Before Hannah's husband disappears, he sends her a note: "Protect her." With only those two words, Hannah must figure out who her husband really was — and why someone wants them both gone.

The Paris Apartment
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The Paris Apartment

by Lucy Foley

Jess arrives at her brother's Paris apartment to find him missing — and the secretive neighbors who live above and below convinced they're safer with her gone too.

Dark Places
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Dark Places

by Gillian Flynn

Libby Day survived the massacre that killed her mother and two sisters when she was seven years old. She testified that her brother Ben did it. Now, decades later, she''s broke and unmoored — and some…

🔥 Adrenaline Meter🌀 Plot Twist Incoming💔 Ugly Cry
Sharp Objects
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Sharp Objects

by Gillian Flynn

Camille Preaker, a journalist with a history of self-harm, is sent back to her small Missouri hometown to cover the disappearances of two young girls — and to face the mother who hospitalized her for …

🔥 Adrenaline Meter🌀 Plot Twist Incoming😭 Tissue Warning💔 Ugly Cry
The Woman in the Window
Psychological Thriller

The Woman in the Window

by A.J. Finn

Anna Fox, an agoraphobe living alone in Manhattan, believes she has witnessed something terrible through her window — but no one will believe a woman whose grip on reality is openly questioned.

🔥 Adrenaline Meter🌑 Dark & Twisty🌀 Plot Twist Incoming
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo

by Stieg Larsson

A journalist's investigation into a 40-year-old disappearance intersects with a brilliant but troubled hacker — and the dark secrets of an influential Swedish family. Dark, sprawling, and devastating.

🌀 Plot Twist Incoming⏰ Sleep? What Sleep?